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Ductile Cast Iron vs. N06650 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
60
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5